Major League Soccer

Do you follow the league, Ned? That brings us to what, 3-4 ilxor MLS fans? 5 next year when jergins has a team to cheer for in Seattle!

Lalas has been a tool since at least 1998, when he was briefly a MetroStar. Then he came back nearly a decade later to sell us out to Red Bull, uh I mean, help the team "transition".

Lalas has been a tool since at least 1998

Oh I'd take it back four years. I remember when I first saw him I was all "Who IS this Spin Doctors-looking MFer?" (Hardly an original sentiment, of course.)

The B|gS0cc3r dorks have been speculating that Gullit, at least, was going to leave since he put his house up for sale a couple of weeks ago. Really, though, it's not his fault. Lalas spent stupidly, and even though the league looks the other way at their salary cap issues, they still can't defend worth a shit (in a league known for lousy D to begin with).

major, major Beckham/LA lolz to be had here

And I'm going to say the same thing: the only flaw in this glorious quilt of hilarity is that Hitler is obviously a DC United fan.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaand we're back! With a surprise goal...FROM OUR KEEPER.

keeper goals are teh best :)

he actually scored in his first match ever haha wow.

Yeah, Cepero was the hero of the day even though honestly that's a pretty ungraceful goal compared to, say, any of JPA's.

I watched the youtube of that last night, pretty amazing. Who says playing on turf over concrete doesn't pay off once in a while?

I'm dragging ass after a weekend of MLSing myself after traveling to Toronto with Chicago supporters this weekend. Despite only spending about 24hrs there, it's a nice city and has a notch higher intensity atmosphere at game time than what I'm used to. Pretty amazing swing on the extremes of behavior there, from being presented with a banner by a TFC fan group to having small objects thrown at us from outside the stadium.

Also some people decided taunting us by chanting "we have healthcare" would be pretty funny.

In their defense, that is actually pretty funny.

See you on Thursday! Not really. But y'know metaphorically.

Is JPA still running things? I love that guy

Playoffs start tonight! FUCK NEW ENGLAND

Chicago Fire best goals 2008

I can't bring myself to watch that. I'll be sitting in the cold on Saturday, though, to watch us get slaughtered by You're Just A Street in Manhattan.

Hey didn't NJRB beat them like 3-1 at home though? That turf's got to be good for something.

It's good for bad bounces, just ask Cepero!

No, okay, I'm just priming myself for the worst. It's not like I'm going to the next leg in TX, or probably even the resulting road trips if we go through.

woah, blanco scores some screamers there

Sounders sign Swedish star Ljungberg
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/soccer/385427_sounders29.html

people that know more than i can say whether this is a good or bad move, but i'm heartened to see them trying

Those blue and green uniforms are the colors of a Nerf toy.

XBOX yech

a cliche by now (you can do it in FIFA) but still my fave blanco moment

Seattle sounds like it's going to be for real next year, or at least the second coming of TFC in terms of popularity. They've already had like 16-some thousand season tickets sold, plus their own underwear model star player, plus Casey Keller in goal. Freddy Ljungberg could be a good thing, but they're playing on field turf at Quest, so his knees could take a beating.

xpost I saw him do the Cuauhtemina against Columbus, always a treat.

The best Blanco moments are all from the Mexican League. The greatest of all time is at 3:17 of this video, but they're all hilarious.

glol@banderillero, temo arana & 3:17! he's a real innovator!

at 2:41 is that guy doing a nazi salute (replete w/hitler mustache)?!

3:17 echoes:

Signing Ljungberg will most likely prove to be a terrible move considering he's the most injury prone player ever and hasn't been decent since like 03/04

at 2:41 is that guy doing a nazi salute (replete w/hitler mustache)?!

You mean the goalkeeper? He's mocking Blanco's usual goal celebration pose.

http://www.mediotiempo.com/images/noticias/36193.jpg

oh, slightly less awesomeoffensive

I'm going to Columbus on Thursday. Fuck Columbus!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3195/3017637361_19a027db71_o.jpg

We all hate the yellow football team
The yellow football team
The yellow football team

Anyway, I didn't see if but I heard good things about our win over You're-just-a-street-in-Manhattan on Sunday. Staving off crushing defeat for one more week, eh Metro?

I came home from the grocery store, turned on Telefutura, and couldn't believe my eyes. And it was still 1-0!

I mean, more power to them, Houston is tough, but it really does bring to light how weird the playoff system is.

Some blame also due to the NY team itself for ridic inconsistency. Because like the little girl of the poem: when they're good, they play tolerable football, but when they're bad, they're horrid.

BRAD GUZAN

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45184000/jpg/_45184946_45184841.jpg

BRAD GUZAN

http://img.skysports.com/08/01/218x298/Brad_Guzan_624838.jpg

BRAD GUZAN

I read he played well in the UEFA cup last week! He hasn't balded enough to be a starting American goalie in England yet, though.

He was a man possessed, basically won the game himself

He's only 24, he has plenty of time to lose his hair and learn Brad Senior's secrets

Then Brad Senior has his farewell season at Houston before being ceremonially cast in bronze ("Tipping Over 25-Yard Bullard Thunderbolt") and launched into space so that the Martians may gaze in wonder...

Both Brads are members of the "not good enough to sign for Celtic" club (think Jr was a work permit issue, but Sr was knocked back in favour of, er, Gordon Marshall - we had Shay Given on trial at the same time, and sent him packing as well).

I would just like to point out that I was (mostly) otm in this other thread:

Joey Barton accepts arrest as an occupational hazard and presumably accepts imprisonment in the same casual manner: 2008 football off-season thread
Joey Barton accepts arrest as an occupational hazard and presumably accepts imprisonment in the same casual manner: 2008 football off-season thread

Columbus ends up winning it all in the final against Laurel's RBNY. Personally, I think the best thing about MLS cup this year is this picture of Alexi Lalas.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n119/bahns82/PB231045.jpg

Hel-LOOOOOO, Seattle!

See you in March, ya bastards.

Jergins, that means you. Are you going to go out for the Sounders?

The main reason I'll watch a sport on TV is to see the best in the world do what they do. Hence, NBA fan, not NCAA bball. I'd watch Euro leagues stuff but fuck a "major league" soccer.

Hey thanks for that insightful commentary!

Clearly a team player at heart.